John Whittaker, Non Executive Director, bought 4,250 shares in the company on the 6th August 2019 at a price of 39.40p. The Director now holds 370,224,572 shares.
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John Strachan, Chairman, bought 17,794 shares in the company on the 6th August 2019 at a price of 38.00p. The Director now holds 117,794 shares.
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Ian Burke, Non Executive Director, bought 150,753 shares in the company on the 5th August 2019 at a price of 39.80p. The Director now holds 200,753 shares.
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Robert Allen, Executive Director, bought 100,000 shares in the company on the 5th August 2019 at a price of 39.90p. The Director now holds 100,000 shares.
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John Strachan, Chairman, bought 70,000 shares in the company on the 1st August 2019 at a price of 47.75p. The Director now holds 100,000 shares.
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The FTSE 100 tumbled back below the 7,600 mark on Wednesday, weighed down by the financial sector and a rebound in the pound.
Sterling gained momentum as the dollar wobbled, with the US Federal Reserve set to announce its much-anticipated decision on interest rates at 7pm UK time.
The UK's benchmark index closed 0.78% lower at 7,586.78, with the financial sector weighing heavily on the index thanks to poor results from Lloyds and St James's Place.
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Lloyds Banking lost 2.8%...

Renewed criticism of China by US President Donald Trump weighed on global equities as investors reduced hopes about a positive resolution to trade talks.
Following a drop in US stocks last night, markets in parts of Asian and Europe struggled on Wednesday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 1.3% to 27,777 and Amsterdam's AEX index dipped 0.2% to 573.2.
At 11.15am the FTSE 100 traded 0.6% lower at 7,604, with the financial sector weighing heavily on the index thanks to poor results from Lloyds...

Shopping centre landlord Intu reported wider losses in the first half of the year, blaming a 'challenging' period in which several retailers entered insolvency arrangements.
For the six months 3nded 30 June, pre-tax losses widened to £856m from £506.5m a year earlier as net rental income and property values were hurt by a higher level of retailers entering insolvency arrangements.
Net rental income fell 17.9% to £205.2m and 7.7%o on a like-for-like for basis, while property revaluation...

Intu Properties and investment firm Cale Street Investments said they had completed their joint venture for the Derby shopping centre.
A senior debt financing of the shopping centre and certain other completion conditions were met and the transaction was now complete, Intu said. Senior debt finance of £150m was raised in the joint venture with Deutsche Bank.
The debt raised in the joint venture along with the consideration had been used by Intu to repay debt.
Intu would continue to...

Intu said that Robert Allen had been appointed as Chief Financial Officer with effect from Monday, 10 June.
Interim CFO Barbara Gibbes would resume her duties as director of finance. Allen served as Group Chief Financial Officer of Crest Nicholson for two years until 2018. From 1998 to 2016, he held a number of senior finance roles at British American Tobacco Plc including Regional Finance Controller EEMEA from 2012 to 2016 and Head of Corporate Finance and Group Treasurer from 2009 to...

The FTSE 100 closed up 0.4% on Friday at 7,380.64 but pared earlier more impressive gains on strength in sterling. This followed a strong showing for the main remain-orientated party, the Liberal Democrats, in local elections.
The S&amp;P 500 was up 0.7% by 4.30pm UK time as the latest US jobs report come in ahead of expectation. The bullish mood was helped by the news legendary investor Warren Buffett had invested in Amazon.
In the UK Lloyds Banking dipped 0.3% to 62.6p after reports it...

A softening pound on weak figures from the UK services sector and strength in the banking sector helped fire the FTSE 100 to strong gains.
By midday the index was up 0.8% to 7,412.28. This outpaced more modest gains for other European markets.
US futures pointed to gains on Wall Street later ahead of the release of US non-farm payrolls, one of the most closely watched pieces of global macro-economic data.
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HSBC gained 3% after a strong performance at...

UK stocks opened higher on Friday after banking giant HSBC posted a better-than-expected profit boost.
Investors were also bracing for the release of key US employment figures due later in the day.
At 0854, the FTSE 100 was up 23.96 points, or 0.3%, at 7.375.27.
HSBC gained 2.4% after a strong performance at its Asian division and tighter cost control helped it post a 31% rise in annual pre-tax profit.
InterContinental Hotels dropped 3.4% after it posted only a slight uptick in...

Shopping centre operator Intu Properties warned on profits blaming a higher-than-expected level of insolvencies and a slowdown in new lettings amid Brexit uncertainty.
'The change from the guidance given at the year-end is due to a higher expected level of CVAs in the rest of 2019 and a slow-down in completing new lettings,' the company said.
The company said it expected that like-for-like net rental income for 2019 would down by 4 to 6%.
The company said occupancy was impacted by...

Matthew Roberts, Chief Executive Officer, bought 1,774 shares in the company on the 23rd April 2019 at a price of 101.49p. The Director now holds 489,287 shares.
NOTE: Awarded 887 matching shares.
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Intu properties agreed to sell a 50% stake in its Derby shopping centre to investment firm Cale Street investments for £186.3m as part of a 50/50 joint venture joint venture agreement.
Under the terms of agreement, Cale Street would acquire for cash the 50% stake, which values their share of the property at £186.3m, before taking account of senior debt finance and customary working capital adjustments.
This structured equity transaction included a prioritisation waterfall for...

Ian Burke, Non Executive Director, bought 50,000 shares in the company on the 5th April 2019 at a price of 104.35p. The Director now holds 50,000 shares representing 0.00% of the shares in issue.
NOTE: Pension Plan
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A decline in the pound through the course of the day was not enough to revive a lacklustre FTSE 100 on Thursday with the index closing the day down 0.2% at 7,401.94.
Across the Atlantic stocks also struggled to catch fire with the S&amp;P 500 down 0.1% by 4.30pm UK time.
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Over-50s insurer Saga plummeted 37% after cutting its dividend and announcing a strategy change. The company also revealed underlying pre-tax profit for the 2019/20 financial year is...

The FTSE 100 failed to gain any positive momentum as it was impacted by several big names going ex-dividend, falling 0.4% to 7,384 around midday.
European equities were subdued despite disappointing factory orders data from Germany.
US futures indicated Wall Street may open flat on Thursday as the market focused on US-China trade talks.
Brent crude oil was stable at $69.39 per barrel.
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Over-50s insurer Saga plummeted 34.5% after cutting its dividend...

The FTSE 100 dipped 0.6% to 7,372 at around 9am amid share price weakness at oil majors Royal Dutch Shell and BP.
BP fell 1.3% to 552.8p and Shell slipped 1.2% to £24.28.
Brent crude oil was down 0.4% at $69 per barrel.
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Over-50s insurer Saga plummeted 35.1% after cutting its dividend and announcing a strategy change. The company also revealed underlying pre-tax profit for the 2019/20 financial year is forecast to be between £105m and £120m.
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Shopping centre owner Intu announced that it had appointed Matthew Roberts as Chief Executive.
Mr Roberts would take up the role on 29 April 2019, succeeding David Fischel, who would be standing down from the board and leaving intu on Friday 26 April 2019, the company said.
Having been Chief Financial Officer of intu since May 2010, Mr Roberts had excellent real estate and retail experience and detailed knowledge of intu's affairs, and was therefore well placed to take up the reins, the...

Intu Property said that it was continuing to search for a new chief executive.
The company said it was responding to press speculation that chief financial officer Matthew Roberts had been shortlisted for the role.
Into said no decision had yet been made about the appointment.
At 1:57pm: (LON:INTU) Intu Properties share price was +1.8p at 108.4p
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Matthew Roberts, Financial Director, sold 48,182 shares in the company on the 8th March 2019 at a price of 107.83p. The Director now holds 487,513 shares.
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Matthew Roberts, Financial Director, has transferred in 102,308 shares in the company on the 8th March 2019 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 535,695 shares.
NOTE: Vesting
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David Fischel, Chief Executive Officer, sold 60,922 shares in the company on the 8th March 2019 at a price of 107.83p. The Director now holds 1,340,872 shares.
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David Fischel, Chief Executive Officer, has transferred in 129,361 shares in the company on the 8th March 2019 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 1,401,794 shares.
NOTE: Vesting
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Rising commodity prices and optimism over potential progress on resolving the US-China trade war sparked a mining rally, lifting the FTSE 100 higher by 0.7% to 7,228.
Wall Street was subdued ahead of the US Federal Reserve's latest meeting minutes. The tech heavy Nasdaq made the biggest gains, up 0.3% at 7,507 at around 5pm UK time.
Sainsbury's fell 18.5% to 234.5p after the UK Competition and Markets Authority expressed 'extensive' concerns with the Asda tie-up, putting the deal in...

Amid radio silence on the latest US-China trade talks the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% by midday and just a smidge above the 7,200 mark.
Other European markets were also trading higher despite US futures pointing to a tepid open when trading resumes on Wall Street later.
Sainsbury's fell 15.5% to 243.4p after the UK Competition and Markets Authority expressed 'extensive' concerns with the Asda tie-up, putting the deal in doubt.
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Lloyds Banking Group added 4.6%...

UK stocks opened higher on Wednesday after Lloyds and Glencore unveiled bumper buybacks, but supermarket giant Sainsbury's tumbled as regulators questioned its proposed merger with Asda.
At 0858, the benchmark FTSE 100 was up 23.55 points, or 0.3%, at 7.202.72.
Sainsbury's fell 13% after the UK Competition and Markets Authority expressed 'extensive' concerns with the Asda tie-up, putting the deal in doubt.
Lloyds Banking Group added 3.0% on launching an up to £1.75bn buyback and booking a...

Shopping centre operator Intu Properties swung to a loss for the full year and cancelled its dividend as a challenging retail backdrop and Brexit uncertainty hurt sentiment and reduced property values.
For the 12 months to 31 December, the company swung to a loss of £1.17bn, compared with a profit of £203.3m a year ago, and earnings -- stated as EPRA net asset value per share -- fell to 271p from 349p.
Intu reported net rental income fell 2.1% to £450.5m from a year earlier, while intu...

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